Display apparatus.



Patented Feb. 24, 1914.

FRANK P. WALTON, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

DISPLAY APPARATUS.

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Application filed March 18, 1911.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 2%,1914.

Serial no. 615,354.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK I. \VALTON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county ofHamilton and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements inDisplay Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements indisplay apparatus, and the object of the invention is to provide anapparatus of this type in which the merchandise carrying or supportingrods are reliably secured and are still capable of removal with ease andfacility.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple, and economicalstructure, which may be formed of sheet metal, and tubular material.

Further and other objects will later appear.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention showingthe same in use, Fig. 2 is a detail view in side elevation and sectionof a fragment of one of the supporting racks, Fig. 3 is a section on theline 8 3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is a detail perspective fragmentary view of amodified form of the invention, Fig. 5 is a view partly in section ofthe modified form illustrated in Fig. 4-, and Fig. 6 is a detailfragmentary view of a still further modifie form of the invention.

The invention comprehends a main supporting structure or stand which is,as illustrated, preferably formed of bars, or tubes, and includes pairsof spaced vertical members 1, connected by cross bars or tubes 2, andlongitudinal side bars or tubes 3, which latter are connecte to thevertical bars or tubes 1. One or more racks are supported from thelongitudinal side bars 3, each rack being composed of two side bars 4:,preferably formed of angle-iron as shown, and having at each end and thecenter thereof integral extensions of strip form which are bent to formthe hooks 5, which engage over the side bars 3, and thus constitutemeans for supporting the racks from the main stand. Cross bars 6,connect the ends and central portions of the angle-bars 4:, and completethe rack formation. The vertical sides 6 of the angle-bars 4c, areformed at their top edges with a series of spaced notches or concaveseats 7, for the reception of the rods 8, on which the merchandise 9 ismoved in draped, or hung. By reference to Fig. 3, it will be obviousthat the ends of the rods 8, abut the longitudinal bars 3 of thesupporting stand and are thus held against lateral movement with respectto the stand.

In the modification shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the angle bars 4; have theirvertical sides 6 straight, the merchandise carrying rods 8', beingformed with notches 10, of a size to receive the vertical sides 6, asdepicted in Fig. 5.

In Fig. 6 a still further modification is illustrated in which the anglebar a, receives the end of the merchandise carrying rod 8 on its bottomface, and the end of the rod abuts the vertical side 6 of the bar.

It will be seen that the device is especial y adapted for the display ofrugs, curtains, and the like, though obviously the rods 8 can beutilized to support any article which is to be displayed. It willfurthermore be apparent that the rack structures can be easily appliedto and removed from the supporting stand and that the rods 8 cansimilarly be easily removed and replaced with respect to the rackstructure.

By use of the modification the merchandisc carrying rods can be adjustedalong the lengths of the racks and thus can be close relation so that alarge number of rods can be used in connection with each rack. The formin Fig. 1 however, is possessed of the advantage of holding the rodsagainst longitudinal movement with resoect to the racks.

hat I claim is:

1. In a display apparatus, a stand including spaced parallel bars, arack composed of angle bar sides and connecting portions between saidsides, said sides having extensions shaped to form hooks which engageover said bars of the supporting stand, the vertical sides of said anglebars being formed with spaced concave seats, and merchandise carryingrods arranged in said seats and having their ends abutting said bars ofthe stan( to hold said rods against lateral movement with respect to thestand.

2. In a display apparatus, a supporting stand including spaced parallelbars, a rack composed of a substantially open horizontally disposedframe, hook-like parts car ried by the rack for removable engagementwith said bars of the stand, the top edges of avln thelr ends arran edin said seats In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand inpresence of two subscrlblng W11:-

nesses.

FRANK P. WVALTON. Witnesses:

JACOB S. HERMANN, HARRY H. FRIEDMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

